The Capello Index, thanks to Fabio Capello, has benefited from the extreme knowledge and experience of such a successful manager

The index

In their haste to sort out the Italian’s departure, bosses for- got about the infamous ‘Capello Index’, which caused red faces after last year’s World Cup.

Starsport can reveal the index is due to start up again, now that Capello has quit England.

The fantasy football-style project was closed down on the orders of the FA after it revealed just how poorly England’s stars performed in South Africa.

Claiming to use a system developed using “the expert eyes of Fabio”, the index rated keeper Robert Green the worst, with an average of 51.67 out of 100.

Striker Jermain Defoe came top on just 62.47. The index (www.capelloindex.com) has been dormant, with the last rat- ing posted from the end of last season. But the site suggests Capello still supports the plan.

It states: “The Capello Index, thanks to Fabio Capello, has benefited from the extreme knowledge and experience of such a successful manager.

“The Capello Index is therefore the first real official football player rating system capable of coherently evaluating the player performance in different leagues and countries.”